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Monday, August 1, 2011

Peru 18

The information keeps flooding in

I am in "Perú 18". There will be 67 people in my PST (Pre-Service Training) Group! I am tempted to reach out to them on facebook, but I do not want to rush the process, and I have many friends who I want to see before I leave.

Perú visits PeruA group of famous Peruvians visit Peru, Nebraska to teach them about Peruvian culture.

PSB documentary: Black in Latin AmericaPBS recently did a four-part series on the importance of African influence in Latin American culture. One of the episodes features a segment on the Afro-Peruvian population.

Let me know what you think! I really like the Perú visits Peru, very funny.

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GETTING IN TOUCH

Email: David.Witte.2030@gmail.com

Skype: Notsowitte

Phone: 51 979 585 414

Address:

David Witte

Casillo Postal 809

Serpost Piura

Peru, South America

Directions for mailing: All packages over 2.2 lbs or with a declared value of $100 will be assessed for duty fees (ie. I will be charged to get my own package), so please keep packages small, inexpensive and they are best sent in padded envelopes.

TIPS FOR SAVE ARRIVAL:

Helps to use RED INK and to throw some religious sayings on it. Really, I hear it helps! Try something like "Que dios te bendiga" (May God bless you), ALL OVER the package.

About Me:

Born in Grand Rapids, MI with 4 sisters, 2 loving parents, and 1 dog named Scruffy.

I caddied for 5 years and was awarded the Chick Evans Schoarship (see Caddyshack). The full-tuition scholarship allowed me to attend the University of Michigan, live in the scholarship house, and perpetuated my desire to see the world.

In 2009, I was awarded a humanitarian-grant and helped improve the living conditions in the "villa misarias" outside of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Inspirational quotes

"My philosophy of life is work - bringing out the secrets of nature and applying them for the happiness of man. I know of no better service to render during the short time we are in this world" - Thomas Edison

"There is nothing magical about change. It is getting up off your ass and caring enough to take the first step to contribute to change on an issue you care about" - Jody Williams

"Forge ahead with your new ideas" ~ proverb

"Daydreams may be pleasant, but accomplishments are more satisfying" ~ proverb

No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see. ~ Taoist proverb

Please give me some more to add to the list!

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Go to the people,

Live among them,

Learn from them,

Love them.

Start with what they know.

Build on what they have.

But of the best leaders,

When their task is accomplished,

Their work is done,

The people remark,

"We have done it ourselves"

-Chinese Proverb

"It is important to find out exactly what makes you happy, peaks your interest and quenches your thirst for knowledge. Therefore work will not feel like a chore and success will come naturally." Sepp Holtzer

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain